Dodging retirement in 2010, Katie and Roger Foster took a "leap-of-faith" and moved to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates when Roger accepted a position there. The Arabian adventure would last 4 years. This blog is an account of their expat experiences and travels around the Arabian peninsula and beyond.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would be moving to a foreign country to live, let alone a country in the Middle East. Over the 2009 Christmas and New Year’s holidays, my husband Roger and I discussed what we wanted the next part of our life to be like. He thought that before retiring, he would like to do one more airport project but only if he could find something very interesting. I half-jokingly agreed that would be fine but could he try for an exotic location? As usual, Roger came through and soon we were headed to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. This blog is a recap of our "leap-of- faith" wanderings around the Middle East and beyond. We joyfully share these expat experiences.

This is an excellent location for viewing a wide selection
of premier contemporary and modern art. Enjoy fine art photography, masters
and emerging artists and the finest examples of Islamic and Arabic selected from a
private collection.

Take notice of the galleries that list tours available for a
truly personal experience.

The final Walking Tour was the most fun because it was all new to
me – A metro tour of the unique architecture of Dubai – “Skyscraper City – New Dubai”.

Dubai Marina's"Super Tall" District

Beginning in the 1980s developers and architects were in a mad rush to outdo
each other with the most outlandish skyscraper designs. This results in an
ultimately bizarre skyline for the area known as “New Dubai.”

Slicing through
the middle of these monsters is the Sheikh Zayed Road (SZR). A portion of the Dubai
Metro Red Line runs snugly along side the SZR providing a captivating view of these
magnificent giants and the surrounding areas.

Want to vote on the tour? Just under the title are 5 stars.
Place your cursor on the star rating you want to give the tour – 1 star is the
lowest/5 stars is the best – and click!

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Katie Foster is an American freelance journalist and photographer. While living in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate, she blogged about her extensive travels in the Middle East - Arabian Tales and Other Amazing Adventures. Currently living in the USA, Katie blogs about her travel adventures in other parts of the world - Travel Passionately.

Her interests include travel, culture, food, and wine. Backed by more than 25 years of experience in corporate, academic and non-profit public relations and writing she now enjoys focusing her writing skills full time on her passions.